A sensual tale of four suitors' pursuits of a former maid-as told by a ladyBeing a maid was much simpler than being the illegitimate sister of an earl. Lily Harkins has learned that lesson the hard way. Now, she has not one, but four aristocratic suitors. Her brother will expect her to choose one. Trouble is, she doesn't want any of them. The handsome clerk she recently met, however, is another story entirely. She'll just have to convince her brother that marrying a commoner wouldn't be a huge mistake. And she knows just how she's going to do it…William Overby is perfectly happy with the middle-class lifestyle his job affords him. He was, at least. Until he met her. The lovely Lily is everything he could ever want in a wife. It's just his unfortunate luck that she's also completely out of reach for someone of his station. He knows he should stay away. And yet…he doesn't. He can't…Can Lily and William find a way to bridge their opposite worlds and take a shot at happily ever after? Or will the dictates of an unforgiving society overtake the lure of forbidden love and The Desire of a Lady? A self-described nerd and lover of science, Linda Rae spent many years as a published technical writer specializing in 3D graphics workstations, software and 3D animation (her movie credits include SHREK and SHREK 2). An interest in genealogy led to years of research on the Regency era and a desire to write fiction based in that time.A fan of action-adventure movies, she can frequently be found at the local cinema. Although she no longer has any tropical fish, she does follow the San Jose Sharks. She makes her home in Cody, Wyoming. For more information about her books, go to her website: www.lindaraesande.com. Three Regencies featuring sisters of the peerage in pursuit of their happily ever afters.
